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Can policy be both wise and aggressively partisan? Ask any Republican worth his salt and the answer will be an unequivocal yes. Ask a Democrat of the respectable Beltway variety and he will twist himself into a pretzel denying it.

— Thomas Frank

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Nobody should be surprised that Republicans vote for Republican policy. Just like Democrats vote for Democrat policy.

— Reid Ribble

There is not often much policy discussion with the Bushes. There isn't much introspection. Several generations of Bush men could pass by in which the great questions of humankind will go undiscussed.

— Richard Ben Cramer

It's true that if you advise politicians on economic policy in the U.S. today, you spend your time in a cross between inquiry and combat. You are always on the periphery of harsh partisan warfare that has nothing to do with substance.

— Robert Shapiro

I take policy seriously; I'm not just trying to be a political hack.

— Dave Brat

I think Republicans really need to be disciplined, to stay focused on sustained economic growth.

— Jeb Bush

I'm not a partisan.

— Douglas Brinkley

I really don't think there's a lack of good will between members of the parties. I go back a long way with a lot of Republicans, so I don't think it's personal. But there does seem to be a much greater gap in both the philosophy and emphasis on partisan victories as opposed to policy development.

— John Yarmuth

Making people's lives better is not a partisan issue.

— Gary Herbert

Politics doesn't matter, policy does.

— Brian J. White

✗Opposing Perspectives

Refusing to lift sanctions and adopting tougher rhetoric toward Iran would not be partisan issues. Plenty of Democrats think that those actions are both good politics and good policy.

— Elliott Abrams